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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A complex of steep, rocky islands vegetated with low scrub.
This is an important site for breeding seabirds and passage migrants. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Gallinago media (passage),
Larus audouinii (up to 6 resident pairs).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Introduced rats are a threat. The area is a candidate SAC.
National None
International High506 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Dionysades Nisoi, 506 ha)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dionysades islets, Crete (Greece). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dionysades-islets-crete-iba-greece on 22/11/2024.
